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Vorbereitung eines Verdunstungsbeetes
The planting of six evaporation beds on the former site of Berlin-Tegel Airport took place in August 2024.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Building sponge cities with plant islands

On the former site of Tegel Airport, researchers are testing which plant mix is best suited for so-called evaporation beds and thus for the realisation of sponge cities.

Feldversuch der Universität Hohenheim
In the NOcsPs joint project, state-of-the-art technologies were utilised alongside organic cultivation principles.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Cultivation system without chemical crop protection shows its potential

Good yields and product quality can also be achieved in plant cultivation without the use of synthetic chemical pesticides. This is shown by field trials conducted by the NOcsPS research consortium.

Zweistufiges Bioreaktor-System, in dem mit Proteinen und dem Vitamin B9 angereicherte Hefe produziert wird.
Two-stage bioreactor system in which yeast enriched with proteins and vitamin B9 is produced.

Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Folic acid from the bioreactor

Researchers at the University of Tübingen have used CO₂ and green electricity to produce valuable proteins and vitamins that can be used to make meat substitutes.

Das Bild zeigt ein BASF-Mitarbeiter auf einem Testfeld für Weizen in Rheinland-Pfalz.
BASF employees on a test field for wheat in Rhineland-Palatinate

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Climate-friendly arable farming: BASF reports on worldwide field trials

BASF is testing solutions for ‘climate-optimised’ agricultural production with practitioners in field trials around the world. The goal of reducing the carbon footprint by 30% has been achieved in some cases, the company reports.

Agrarroboter
Researchers at DFKI have been working on enabling robots to find their way around a farm autonomously. The technology could be used for spot farming.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Future lab for agriculture: Small fields and smart helpers

The ‘Future Lab Agriculture’ project presents initial results on the concept of spot farming, highlighting both the potential and current obstacles to its use.

Photovoltaikanlagen im Vordergrund, rechts die Äste eines Baumes. Im Hintergrund ein gelbes Rapsfeld und eine Industrie mit qualmenden Schornsteinen.
Agri-PV research facility in Morschenich-Alt in the Rhenish mining district

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Rhenish mining district as a bioeconomy region: at the heart of structural change

In the collaborative project "Bioeconomy – Understanding. Connecting. Supporting," a team led by RWTH Aachen is investigating the conditions under which the structural change in the Rhenish mining district can succeed in transforming it into a model bioeconomy region.

vier rote Tomaten an einer grünen Pflanze
The Tomaitech project is developing a way to achieve new tomato varieties more quickly.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research

Faster development of new tomato varieties

Plant biotechnologists in Freiburg, in collaboration with Chinese partners, have chemically reprogrammed the microspores of tomato plants. This innovation can significantly accelerate the breeding of new varieties.

Internationale Zusammenarbeit

Automobile unspecific Agriculture sciences

Research alliance with Queensland: first projects launched

The first projects with Queensland have been launched as part of the ‘Bioeconomy International’ research cooperation programme.

Weizenfeld
Nitrogen is an important nutrient for food crops such as wheat, and is supplied in the form of fertiliser.

Food Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Securing food supplies with new wheat varieties

New wheat varieties utilise nitrogen better and can deliver higher yields under current climatic conditions. This is the conclusion of an international study conducted in collaboration with the Technical University of Munich.

Constanze Schultz (rechts) vom Leibniz-IPHT und Dr. Thomas Wichard von der Universität Jena untersuchen das Wachstum der Grünalge Ulva mit Raman-Spektroskopie.
Constanze Schultz (right) from Leibniz IPHT and Dr Thomas Wichard from the University of Jena investigate the growth of the green alga Ulva using Raman spectroscopy.

Chemistry Microorganisms Chemistry

Symbiosis of a green alga investigated

Using Raman spectroscopy, researchers in Jena have succeeded in analysing the interaction between the green alga Ulva and its bacterial community in real time without disturbing the sensitive interaction.

ausgetrockneter Boden
Heat and drought periods also cause dry soils in Germany.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Climate change intensifies heat extremes in the soil

Temperatures in the ground are rising faster than in the air. This is the conclusion of a study in which researchers also call for a reassessment of the effects of heat extremes in the ground.

Frau im Laborkittel untersucht eine rötliche Flüssigkeitsprobe vor einer Laborbank.
Professorin Ruth Schmitz-Streit und Forschende aus ihrer Arbeitsgruppe an der Uni Kiel waren an der neuen Studie über das erstmalig beschriebene PET-abbauende Enzym PET46 aus einem nicht-kultivierten Tiefsee-Mikroorganismus beteiligt.

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Deep-sea enzyme masters PET degradation

The enzyme PET46, which originates from archaea, decomposes medium- and long-chain plastic molecules, as a research team from Germany has discovered.

Vier Männer und eine Frau stehen in Laborkitteln im Labor
Das Linopol-Projektteam erreichte alle Projektziele.

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Polyamides and fragrances from thistle oil

The Linopol project has developed a process to produce polymer intermediates from biological sources.

Wassertropfen auf beschichteter Oberfläche
Technical textiles or food packaging require special protection through functional coatings. Researchers are in the process of creating a functional substitute for PFAS here.

Chemistry Plants Chemistry

Cellulose-based materials as PFAS substitutes

As part of an EU project, Fraunhofer ISC is working on a bio-based alternative to so-called 'Forever Chemicals' for packaging and textiles.

Ölpumpe im Gegenlicht der Morgendämmerung
The enzyme that produces formic acid from carbon dioxide comes from a microbe that lives in oil fields.

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Enzyme for improved CO2 utilisation discovered

A Max Planck team from Bremen has studied a methane microbe living in oil fields that can elegantly convert CO2 into formic acid.

Luftbild eines Biogasanlage mit runden Gebäudestrukturen mit türkisen Dächern
The newly described bacteria are ubiquitous in biogas plants.

Energy Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Measuring the microcosm of biogas plants

For a long time, the living environment in the fermenters of biogas plants was a black box. An EU consortium with the participation of researchers from Cottbus has used metagenome analysis to track down the most important microbial biogas producers.

Zugprüfung an Materialproben – die experimentelle, mechanische Charakterisierung liefert wichtige Daten für die Modellbildung für die Bauteilsimulation.
Tensile testing on material samples – the experimental, mechanical characterisation provides important data for modelling for component simulation.

Machine and plant engineering Waste Materials sciences

Bio-based lightweight components for vehicle construction

Together with partners, Fraunhofer researchers want to develop material-saving processes for the production of durable components made of fibre-reinforced biopolymers and thus reduce the CO2 content in vehicle components by up to 50%.

3D-Modell der Fermentationsanlage für biologische und Biotechnologie-basierte Pflanzenschutzmittel Pflanzenschutzprodukte in Ludwigshafen.
3D model of the fermentation plant for biological and biotechnology-based pesticides in Ludwigshafen

Chemistry Fungi Chemistry

BASF: Millions for new fermentation plant

The chemical company BASF SE is investing a high double-digit million amount in a new fermentation plant in Ludwigshafen for the production of sustainable crop protection products.

Meeresboden mit Steinen, Muscheln und Algen sowie im Hintergrund Eis
In the Southern Ocean, life has to make do with few nutrients, much more so at the surface than in the deep sea.

Chemistry Microorganisms Biodiversity

Rhodopsins as an alternative to photosynthesis

Diatoms have developed a way to grow successfully even in nutrient-poor marine regions.

PSP Conference 2023
Fabian Machens from Ordinary Seafood presented a vegan shrimp alternative from the start-up's pipeline.

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Potsdam: Next generation kebab, egg and shrimp

The Potsdam Science Park Conference focused on innovations for the food industry and medicine. Around 160 interested people came to find out about new developments on the Golm Campus and in the Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan region.